The Top 5 Anti-Spyware Programs, 2007 anti spyware

Numbers 5 and 4 anti spyware

August, 2007

Stopping spyware (“malware”) is more than a one-time anti spyware
inoculation, folks. This is about a weekly habit of cleaning "nasty dust
bunnies" from your personal computer. In much the same way you
clean your home with your favorite broom and your favorite cleaning
solvents, you will also need good tools to clean spyware out of your PC.

Here is our suggestion list. After collating the opinions of several
About readers and the About writing staff, we believe that these five
anti-spyware tools (aka "spyware killers") will give you maximum value
for your money.

Editor’s Comment: as good as these following tools are, they are also
imperfect. In particular, these tools vary in their detection algorithms
and their signature/definition vocabularies. Accordingly, we suggest
you use two or three of these anti-spyware programs as a combination
defense anti spyware.

Number 5:Spybot
Search & DestroyCost: FreeAbout.com Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5Editor’s comment: While Spybot is known for catching less than 95% of
common infections, there are two big reasons why you want to use this product.
Firstly: the SDHelper and TeaTimer functions do help significantly in keeping
downloaded spyware from actually rooting itself onto your drive. Secondly: the
price is perfect. If you install Spybot as part of a multi-program defense, then
definitely try this product.

Number 4 anti spyware:
Microsoft Windows DefenderCost: Free About.com Rating: 4 stars out of 5Editor’s comment: Somewhat more thorough than Spybot, this new free
offering from Microsoft is worth trying. Included in Windows Vista or
downloadable from the link above, Microsoft Defender will work well as part of a
combination defense, perhaps with Spybot.